Air Force Staff Sergeant Healing Following Sustaining Gunshot Wounds in the Nation's Capital
A member of the National Guard is showing improvement after he was gravely wounded in an targeted attack last month in Washington DC.
The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, report "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's starting to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
The soldier's relatives expects the military non-commissioned officer to be in intensive treatment for the coming fortnight, and they feel optimistic about his recovery, according to the official's statement.
The serviceman was one of a pair of state guardsmen shot when a shooter began shooting in proximity to the White House on November 26th. His fellow guardsmember, twenty-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.
"Our request remains for all West Virginians and the nation's citizens for their thoughts and prayers!" the governor said.
The governor was present at a candlelight gathering on Friday evening for Staff Sgt Wolfe at Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, where the guardsman was once a pupil.
A pastor at the event read a message from the soldier's parents, Jason and Melody Wolfe.
"It is clear to us that there is a difficult journey to go," they wrote, according to local news outlet Metro News.
"However our belief keeps us hopeful. We remain grateful for the well-wishes and the support from people all over the globe."
Earlier in the week, the governor said the serviceman had responded to a nurse with a thumbs-up and was capable of move his toes.
Police have charged the alleged gunman, an Afghan national named the suspect, with first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
Before coming to the United States in 2021, he was once a counterterrorism soldier in a paramilitary group that worked with US forces in the South Asian nation.
Staff Sgt Wolfe was one of 2,000 militia personnel whom the former president dispatched to the nation's capitol in August as part of his immigration and crime-related crackdown in urban centers.
Following the incident, Trump said he wanted another 500 military personnel deployed to the District of Columbia.
The Trump administration has also referenced the shooting as a reason for additional restrictive policies.
They have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies for immigrants from 19 countries that were part of a travel ban implemented over the recent season, among them Afghanistan.
